Hurry for deals with boat-loads of extras
NOW is a great time to plan a cruise, with flexible booking and reduced deposits on offer for departures later this year or into 2022. Book before the end of this month and there are all sorts of discounts and extras being thrown in too.
ENJOY a tour of the Caribbean Spice Islands in the lap of luxury aboard Seabourn Ovation (seabourn.com), with fragrant ports of call such as St Lucia, Dominica, Guadeloupe and Grenada. Book a cabin for this oneweek round trip before March 31 and you’ll be upgraded to a veranda suite, receive a 300-minute internet package per person and $500 shipboard credit per suite. Departure is from Barbados on November 27 and fares start at £2,999pp.
Another luxury line, all-inclusive Regent Seven Seas (rssc.com), which is already offering free excursions in every port, is now running a ‘Free Extended Explorations’ programme for bookings made this month on 22 voyages departing this year and next. For example, on a ten-night trip from Buenos Aires in Argentina, departing on February 19, you can add a three-night, pre-cruise break to see the thundering Iguazu Falls, and, in Brazil, a three-night hotel stay in Rio de Janeiro with guided tours. Fares, including return flights, start at £6,769pp (with up to £2,320 off per suite if you opt not to join the land tours).
A discount of 20 per cent is a significant saving on a once-in-alifetime Antarctic adventure to see the total eclipse of the sun on December 4 this year. Ocean Endeavour will depart from Ushuaia at the tip of Argentina on November 29, with an astronomer on board, for a 14-day round trip. As well as experiencing the eclipse in the iceberg-filled Weddell Sea, you will be landing on Antarctica to see many varieties of penguins and seals. The fare for a twin cabin with a proper window – not just a porthole – is now £10,664pp (down from £13,330pp) with Discover The World (discoverthe-world.com), excluding flights.
Spring has barely sprung but now is the time to bag a bargain Christmas Markets On The Danube cruise from Munich to Budapest aboard Emerald Star from December 5. The cost is from £2,027pp (was £2,745pp) and includes flights, drinks, excursions and gratuities with Panache Cruises (panachecruises.com).